Cheesy Potato Soup

Spring is the perfect time to post soup recipes, right? Sure it is!

The thing is, I made this last fall, but one thing led to another and I never ended up writing the blog post. I wrote out the recipe and posted the picture on Facebook, but that's as far as it went. So now here I am, catching up and trying to clear out the flotsam and jetsom on my computer, so it's mid-May and I'm posting soup. So be it.

The Great 2017 Holiday Baking Extravaganza

Every year, I do this Holiday Baking Extravaganza. Some elements are the same each time, some are new, some rotate depending on my mood and what fits into the mix well. This year I did three recipes I always make (Grandma Brown's Gingerbread, Cherry Pie Filling Bread, and Soft Molasses Spice Cookies) and tried five new things. All of them were fabulous!

2017 Holiday Food Report

This year, in addition to doing a blog post on the ridiculous amount of tasty treats I make every year (The Great 2017 Baking Extravaganza), I thought I'd do a second one featuring a fun thing I did for a close friend as well as the Christmas Day dinner I made for my mother and myself. I tried a number of new things this year and had a fabulous time doing it, so it occurred to me I should share.

Cottage Pie

What's the difference between Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie? The former uses ground beef while the latter uses ground lamb. Otherwise, same thing. Meat, vegetables, gravy, mashed potatoes... ultimate comfort food!

Spinach and Artichoke Lasagna

A while back I wanted lasagna, but I didn't own any ground beef or tomatoes or anything else to make traditional lasagna. I did, however, have a bunch of stuff I originally intended to use for a variation on a Greek pie. Well, what the heck... I like white lasagna, so let's see what happens! As it turns out, it was fabulous, and it freezes really well as a bonus.

Hamburger Stroganoff

You know those foods from your youth that are the ultimate in comfort food? This is one of mine. The amount of ground beef used to vary depending on how much money we had, and sometimes there was more pasta than others, but the taste was always the same. Pure comfort.

Stuffed French Bread Breakfast

And for my next trick... the blog post to accompany my 1000th recipe post on Facebook!

I used to make this all the time, back when I was younger and a little wilder. My sister used to host this weekend at her cabin where a bunch of us would get together for a good time, and I usually made something for breakfast. Stuffed French Bread Breakfast made an appearance more than once, since it's simple, tasty, and easy to eat with your hands around a bonfire.